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• Sen. Al Franken Urges Federal Probe of Apple Music

  22-07-2015 22:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Al Franken has sent a letter to two federal agencies urging them to look into the business practices of Apple's music streaming service.
  
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• Lawmakers Seek to Protect 'dot-gov' Domain from Hackers

  22-07-2015 21:59 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Lawmakers have unveiled legislation aimed at preventing more cyberattacks like recent massive breaches at the Office of Personnel Management.
  
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• Sharing Netflix Account With Friends? You're Not Alone

  22-07-2015 21:11 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Turns out you're not the only one letting a friend log into your Netflix account every once in a while. In fact, if you don't, you're in the minority.
  
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• Car Hacking: What Every Driver Needs to Know

  22-07-2015 21:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Many new cars are equipped with wireless technology that can make a driver's time on the road more stress-free, but the technology also comes with a dark side.
  
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• NHTSA Chief: Self-Driving Cars Face Hacking Challenge

  22-07-2015 20:26 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Self-driving cars must be able to protect themselves from 'bad actors,' says the chief of the federal agency in charge of keeping our highways safe.
  
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• DHS Gives Cyber Crimes Center Major Upgrade

  22-07-2015 19:54 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  It's not quite "CSI: Cyber," but the the United States has its own cyber crimes task force, and its headquarters is getting a major upgrade.
  
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• Battle Between NY Mayor, Uber Heats up on Eve of Vote

  22-07-2015 19:08 via abcnews.go.com
  Battle between NY mayor, Uber heats up on eve of vote to limit ride-hailing company's growth
  
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• New Horizons Reveals More of Pluto???s Secrets

  22-07-2015 18:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The photos taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft continue to come back to Earth revealing new details about Pluto's complex geology.
  
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• Graphene Helps Turn Engine Heat Into Electricity to Boost Gas Mileage

  22-07-2015 18:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using strontium titanium dioxide and graphene, scientists have developed of a material that can convert engine heat into electrical energy to reduce the need for fuels. It could also have applications in aerospace, manufacturing and other sectors. In 2012, the Obama administration announced fuel-efficiency standards that would require U.S. vehicles to average 54.5 miles per […]
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• Even Apple Loyalists Taking Their Time on Apple Watch

  22-07-2015 17:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Many Apple fans wait on buying Apple Watch, as early buyers seek improvements
  
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• ALMA Views the Formation of Galaxies in the Early Universe for the First Time

  22-07-2015 17:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array reveal the most distant clouds of star-forming gas yet found in normal galaxies in the early Universe. The new images allow astronomers to start to see how the first galaxies were built up and how they cleared the cosmic fog during the era of reionization. This is […]
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• AP Interview: UN Climate Chief: Paris to Set 50-Year Agenda

  22-07-2015 17:38 via abcnews.go.com
  AP Interview: UN climate chief: Paris talks last chance, renewable energy economics appealing
  
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• Nanoparticles and UV Light Clean Up Environmental Pollutants

  22-07-2015 17:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study from MIT shows how nanoparticles can clean up environmental pollutants, revealing that nanomaterials and UV light can “trap” chemicals for easy removal from soil and water. Many human-made pollutants in the environment resist degradation through natural processes, and disrupt hormonal and other systems in mammals and other animals. Removing these toxic materials […]
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• Researchers Develop a New Device for Studying Changes in T Cells

  22-07-2015 17:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a passive-flow microfluidic device for imaging latent HIV activation dynamics in single T cells. While studying latent HIV cells, researchers in the laboratory of Prof. Kathryn Miller-Jensen have developed a device that could make it a lot easier to track changes in cells […]
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• Study Shows Greenland’s Undercut Glaciers Melting Faster than Thought

  22-07-2015 17:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a newly published study, a team of researchers reveal that Greenland’s glaciers are likely melting faster than previously thought. Greenland’s glaciers flowing into the ocean are grounded deeper below sea level than previously measured, allowing intruding ocean water to badly undercut the glacier faces. That process will raise sea levels around the world much […]
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• Net of Insecurity - Washington Post

  22-07-2015 17:05 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  The complaints that flooded into Texas Auto Center that maddening, mystifying week were all pretty much the same: Customers' cars had gone haywire. Horns started honking in the middle of the night, angering neighbors, waking babies. Then when morning ...
  Jeep Owners Urged to Get Update After Hackers Commandeer VehicleNBCNews.com
  Fiat Chrysler Offers Software Patch After Hackers Control JeepBloomberg
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• Microsoft's working on keyboard and mouse support for the Xbox One - PCWorld

  22-07-2015 16:55 via pcworld.com
  
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  Microsoft's working on keyboard and mouse support for the Xbox One
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  You can already use a keyboard with the Xbox One for basic text input, but to hear Microsoft's Xbox chief Phil Spencer tell it, you'll soon be able to one along with a mouse to do a mean PC gaming impression. The Xbox one doesn't currently support mice.
  Microsoft Takes a Hit Before Windows 10 LaunchPC Magazine
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• New Horizons Spacecraft Discovers Second Mountain Range on Pluto

  22-07-2015 16:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has discovered a second mountain range near the southwestern margin of Pluto’s Tombaugh Regio (Tombaugh Region), situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain. This image was acquired by New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on July 14, 2015 from a distance of 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers) and sent […]
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• ALMA Spots Assemblage of Galaxies in the Early Universe - Science World Report

  22-07-2015 16:52 via scienceworldreport.com
  
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  ALMA Spots Assemblage of Galaxies in the Early Universe
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  Scientists have learned a bit more about the very first galaxies with the help of ALMA. This view is a combination of images from ALMA and the Very Large Telescope. The central object is a very distant galaxy, labelled BDF 3299, which is seen when the ...
  Galactic assembly seen in early universe for the first timeUPI.com
  This Lopsided Ancient Galaxy Is the 1st View of Early Galactic AssemblySp
  
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• Lilly says drug slows Alzheimer's in patients with mild disease - Fox News

  22-07-2015 16:41 via foxnews.com
  
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  Lilly says drug slows Alzheimer's in patients with mild disease
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  Patients with mild Alzheimer's disease who took Eli Lilly and Co's experimental drug solanezumab early in the course of their disease preserved more of their cognitive and functional ability, according to new Lilly data released on Wednesday. Lilly ...
  Promising Alzheimer's Drugs Disappoint With Incremental DataForbes
  New Alzheimer's Drugs Offer 'Exciting Possibilities'NBCNews.com
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• Watch: Car-Hacking Experiment: Your Car Could Be Commandeered

  22-07-2015 16:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A self-driving car is vulnerable to hacking, while you're driving it.
  
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• Pluto's Heart Has Another Mountain Range - ABC News

  22-07-2015 16:32 via abcnews.go.com
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  Pluto's Heart Has Another Mountain Range
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  The photos taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft continue to come back to Earth revealing new details about Pluto's complex geology. The latest photo released by NASA shows Pluto's heart-shaped feature is home to a second range of icy mountains.
  New Horizons reveals more mountains in Pluto's heartBBC News
  NASA spots another impressive mountain range on PlutoWashington Post
  Nasa's New Horizons finds second mount
  
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• See Where You've Been With 'Your Timeline' in Google Maps - PC Magazine

  22-07-2015 16:18 via pcmag.com
  
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  See Where You've Been With 'Your Timeline' in Google Maps
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  Forget the name of the awesome bar or restaurant you went to a few weeks back? Now you can consult Google Maps to help jog your memory. A handy new Maps feature called Your Timeline, announced Tuesday, lets you look back at the places you've ...
  Google Maps' new 'Your Timeline' feature helps you track your travel historyPCWorld
  Google Timeline Can Remember Everywhere You've BeenABC Ne
  
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• Ottawa not the only capital of cheating on Ashley Madison: 'It seems to be a ... - National Post

  22-07-2015 16:08 via news.nationalpost.com
  
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  Ottawa not the only capital of cheating on Ashley Madison: 'It seems to be a ...
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  Hackers have threatened to release the information of 37 million cheating spouses on the website Ashley Madison and it turns out a lot of them are living in capital cities. The Canadian-based “married dating” website was attacked by hackers who want ...
  Why Deleting Personal Information On The Internet Is A Fool's ErrandFast Company
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• Fin24.com | BitX welcomes cryptocurrency scrutiny

  22-07-2015 15:54
  
  Cryptocurrency platform BitX says it welcomes regulatory scrutiny as the firm eyes expansion after a capital injection.
  
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• Google Timeline Tells You Everywhere You've Been

  22-07-2015 15:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google's new timeline feature will remember everywhere you have been -- if you let it.
  
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• Analysts as upbeat as ever on Apple; investors not so much - Reuters

  22-07-2015 15:46 via in.reuters.com
  
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  Analysts as upbeat as ever on Apple; investors not so much
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  REUTERS - Forget that iPhone unit sales were not as strong as many had expected; that the revenue forecast fell short of the average estimate, and that there was no clarity on Apple Watch sales. Analysts, for the most part, remain as upbeat as ever on ...
  Apple stock down more than 5% in morning tradingLos Angeles Times
  Is the Apple Watch a success?Fox News
  Bits | Daily Report: Apple's 'Amazing Quarter' Isn&#
  
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• Turkey Briefly Blocks Access to Twitter Over Bombing Images

  22-07-2015 15:36 via abcnews.go.com
  Turkey briefly blocks access to Twitter over bombing images, Kurdish protests against govt
  
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• Fin24.com | Twitter blocked in Turkey after suicide bombing

  22-07-2015 15:34
  
  Several internet service providers in Turkey blocked access to Twitter in line with a local court ruling.
  
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• Drone Seized in Poland After Near-Collision With Plane

  22-07-2015 15:20 via abcnews.go.com
  Drone seized in Poland, man questioned after near-collision with passenger plane
  
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• DNA uncovers mystery migration to the Americas - BBC News

  22-07-2015 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  DNA uncovers mystery migration to the Americas
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  Two separate genetic analyses have found evidence for a surprising genetic link between the native populations of the Americas and Oceania. The DNA of some native Amazonians shows significant similarity to indigenous inhabitants of Australia and ...
  Single Siberian migration peopled the Americas, DNA showsLivemint
  DNA study finds ancestral link between Brazilians and indigenous AustraliansFox News Latino
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• Fin24.com | Naspers raises nearly R15bn in internet acquisition plan

  22-07-2015 14:40
  
  Naspers has sold bonds for the first time in almost two years to fund emerging-market internet acquisitions.
  
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• ZTE launches Axon, Axon Lux smartphones - Times of India

  22-07-2015 13:58 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
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  ZTE launches Axon, Axon Lux smartphones
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  NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker ZTE has taken its latest flagship smartphone -- ZTE Axon to its home market China. The smartphone was first launched in the US last week. It features a 5.5-inch 1080x1980p display, a fingerprint scanner, dual-SIM support, ...
  China Smartphone Maker ZTE Thinks It Can Beat MarketForbes
  ZTE unveils high-end Axon Lux phone, Axon Mini & Axon WatchTechnoBuffalo
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• Microsoft Releases Patch For Windows Security Flaw

  22-07-2015 13:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  What you need to know about the latest Windows update.
  
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• Eruptions of Ash at 5 Volcanoes Shroud Skies in Indonesia

  22-07-2015 12:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Eruptions at 5 volcanoes darken skies with ash over large swath of Indonesia
  
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• Russia’s Scientists Fall Silent

  22-07-2015 12:33 via nytimes.com
  The Kremlin, suspicious of the West's democratic values, now finds the risks of cooperation to be too great.
  
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• Fin24.com | Cape Town ramps up cellphone confiscation, warns drivers

  22-07-2015 09:55
  
  The City of Cape Town is warning motorists not to drive while using cellphones as it ramps up its confiscation programme.
  
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• Fin24.com | Here's how easy it is for crooks to steal your ID

  22-07-2015 08:22
  
  Cyber crooks don't need to hack your computer or cellphone to steal an identity; they can simply trawl cemeteries for a target ID, says a security expert.
  
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• Fin24.com | Vodafone drops region CEOs to be more nimble

  22-07-2015 08:02
  
  Vodafone has said the bosses of its four biggest European markets would report directly to chief Vittorio Colao to speed up decision making in fast-changing markets.
  
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• Fin24.com | Post Office is stone walling Icasa complaint - Yelland

  22-07-2015 07:00
  
  The outcome of a hearing brought by a group of publishers has once again been delayed after they lodged a complaint against the South African Post Office.
  
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• Scientists Trace an Ancient DNA Link Between Amazonians and Australasians

  22-07-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  Two papers agree that some people in the Brazilian Amazon are distant relations of indigenous Australians, New Guineans and other Australasians, but they disagree on the source of the ancestry.
  
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• Scientists Trace an Ancient Connection Between Amazonians and Australasians

  22-07-2015 03:31 via nytimes.com
  Two papers agree that some people in the Brazilian Amazon are distant relations of indigenous Australians, New Guineans and other Australasians, but they disagree on the source of the ancestry.
  
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• Feds: Man Tried to Export Night-Vision Goggles to China

  22-07-2015 02:44 via abcnews.go.com
  Feds: Man arrested in Hawaii for trying to buy night-vision goggles to export to China
  
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• Apple's iPad Sales Still Shrinking, as Other Segments Grow

  22-07-2015 02:28 via abcnews.go.com
  Apple's iPhone is its biggest money-maker; here's how some other Apple products are doing
  
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• Facebook Can't Block New York Search Warrants: Court

  22-07-2015 02:13 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook can't block nearly 400 search warrants seeking users' postings for a criminal fraud investigation, an appeals court has ruled.
  
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• Justice Department Approves AT&T-DirecTV Merger

  22-07-2015 01:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The announcement clears the way for the merger of the No. 2 wireless carrier and the No. 1 satellite TV service.
  
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• FCC Chairman Recommends OK of $48.5B AT&T-DirecTV Deal

  22-07-2015 01:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  FCC head recommends AT&T-DirecTV deal creating biggest cable or satellite TV provider in US
  
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• Ocean Water Testing Technology Wins $1.5M XPRIZE

  22-07-2015 01:06 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A team from Montana is taking home $1.5 million after triumphing in a competition to create a way to autonomously test the acidity of ocean waters.
  
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